Babymoon hideaway in the Algarve

February 1, 2010 by Molijn  
Filed under Babymoon

Vale d'Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa, overlooking the Pool & Family Suites

Vale d'Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa, overlooking the Pool & Family Suites

The five star Vale d’Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa in an exclusive resort with panoramic views over the surrounding hills and adjoining golf course. This is your hideaway for an exclusive Babymoon in the year-round Algarve destination.

LOCATION
Centrally located, only 5 minutes from Carvoeiro, 13 kilometers from Portimão Arena and Formula One motor racing circuit and just 45 minutes Faro international airport. Some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches are within easy reach, as well as various golf courses. Transfers from/to Faro airport can be arranged (at a cost).

Family Suite

Family Suite at night

ACCOMMODATION

All accommodation units have individual air‐conditioning, flat screen satellite TV, direct dial telephone, private bathrooms with hairdryer & razor point, in‐room safes, WiFi and Azarro amenities. Hotel rooms are equipped with mini‐bar and coffee & tea making facilities. The Family suites have a fully fitted and equipped kitchen, DVD player with Dolby surround, fire place and terrace.

DINING
The Olive Tree Restaurant offers  Portuguese and Mediterranean cuisine, prepared with the most fresh ingredients. The restaurant is open all day and serves full buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The Jasmin Bar is the relaxing point overlooking the swimming pool, surrounding by gardens. Snacks and drinks are available. Weekly BBQ during summer season.

The Terrace Bar is located in the restaurant’s area with direct access to the terrace, ideal for a drink or tea in a peaceful atmosphere.

Olive Tree in the Garden

Olive Tree in the Garden

ACTIVITIES NEARBY
Zoomarine, Slide & Splash waterslide park, the castle of Silves, a variety of water sports and other entertainment and recreational options are nearby the Resort. Various tours can be booked and organized with the Hotel Concierge.

Indoor Pool

Indoor Pool

AMENITIES AND SERVICES
- Baby sitting service
‐ Concierge
‐ Doctor on call
‐ Free outdoor parking
‐ Laundry service
‐ Luggage hold
‐ Airport transfer on request
‐ 24 hour room service
‐ Safety deposit box in rooms
‐ 2 bars
‐ 1 restaurant
‐ Spa offering massage/beauty treatments & steam bath
‐ Business centre (fax & internet)
‐ Outdoor pool & children’s pool
‐ Health Club offering gymnasium, heated indoor pool, sauna and Jacuzzi
- Kids Club
- Wireless internet access
‐ 2 hardcourt tennis courts

BABYMOON AT Vale d’Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa

Vale d’Oliveiras Quinta Resort & Spa is offering a well deserved relaxing Babymoon for you and your partner.
The Babymoon Package includes :

  • Three (3) nights accommodation in a Double Room (2 adults)
  • VIP Treatment in the room upon arrival
  • One (1) “sleep-in” breakfast in the room on the morning after the arrival
  • Two (2) Buffet Breakfast in Restaurant The Olive Tree
  • Pre-natal treatment(s) for her : One (1) mother-to-be treatment and one (1) pedicure
    [The mother-to-be treatment can only be performed from 16 weeks pregnancy onwards. The mother-to-be treatment is a comforting, cocooning, safe pre-natal treatment for the expectant mum, releasing anxieties and leaving you with inner strength and peace]
  • Treatment for him : One (1) relaxing massage and one (1) steam bath session
  • One (1) Dinner for two in Restaurant The Olive Tree (3 course menu – Chef’s suggestion, no drinks included)
  • Use of indoor heated swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and fitness room
  • Gift for Baby

The Babymoon Package is starting from 490,- euro for 2 persons and 3 nights. For more details about this Babymoon, please visit www.baby-moon.eu

TRAVEL INFORMATION & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Faro Int’l Airport 60 Kms : AIRPORTCODE = FAO

Portimão 13 Kms : AIRPORTCODE = PRM

Albufeira 15 Kms

Visit Algarve, a website of the Algarve Tourism Board

Visit Portugal, a website of  the Official Tourism Office of Portugal

Babymoon on the beautiful Island of Madeira

October 23, 2009 by Molijn  
Filed under Babymoon, Featured Content

Quinta das Vistas

 

LOCATION
Quinta das Vistas Palace Gardens hotel is favourably situated on the crest of a hill with fabulous panoramic views over Funchal city centre, the Atlantic Ocean and Madeira’s mountains.

Funchal’s historic centre is easy to reach by car in about 10 minutes or by walking (20 min). The hotel provides a courtesy minibus service that runs several times a day to the town centre.

Only a 3 minutes’ walk away you will find a bus stop for buses to Funchal and towards the western part of the island. A private parking is also available.

The location is partly the reason that Quinta das Vistas has become a unique property on the island on Madeira. In a commanding position with breathtaking panoramic views and with easy access to the city of Funchal and surrounding villages, you will be very hard pressed to find a better location with such a wonderful mild healthy climate.

FACILITIES
The hotel offers a full range of facilities including a beautiful south-facing swimming pool complex with a heated indoor pool featuring a passage leading to a hanging outdoor pool that has a waterfall linking to a second heated outdoor pool. Furthermore, there are an ice chamber, Turkish bath, sensation shower, foot spa, jacuzzi, treatment rooms, fitness room, lounge, reading room, a piano bar with veranda and esplanade as well as the gourmet restaurant ‘La Belle Terrasse’, also with veranda and terrace, where guests can enjoy the pleasant Madeiran evenings whilst savouring the chef’s delicious and creative dishes.

In this classy Quinta, the small details really make the difference! From the moment of the arrival, when you are surprised with a private check-in in your room and a welcome gift, guests can expect a first class service throughout their stay in this unique hotel.

Relaxing at the Swimming Pool

Relaxing at the Swimming Pool

SPA
The blue Madeiran Sea, a warm breeze that whispers through the trees, a continuity with nature that extends through verdant native outdoor gardens to embrace a fine semi covered swimming pool and surrounding relaxation areas, while necks and shoulders are caressed and soothed by the whirlpool spa that offers lush views over the bay of Funchal.

An impossible dream? The CHANDRA SPA brings those sought-after qualities even closer, with a diverse menu of choice and several environments each inspired by DIFFERENT CULTURES and personalized to the lifestyle of each guest.

Based in a hotel that takes its visitors’ well-being seriously, guests will actually be able to spa-hop – sampling an Inspired Tropical Rain Massage one day, an Asian-inspired treatment the next day, followed by indigenous relaxing or revitalizing herbal body wraps and facials. The extensive menu includes a comprehensive spa golf program, a Mexican Hot Stone massage, sensorial shower, Hammam experience, group workouts, Yoga and Meditation and several other thrilling experiences!

GOLF
Guests staying at Quinta das Vistas profit from 30% discount on the green fees from Palheiro Golf Course and Santo da Serra Golf Course. Guests can buy the discounted green fees at the front desk of the 4 Quintas.

Indoor Swimming Pool

Indoor Swimming Pool

DINING
The Restaurant “La Belle Terrasse” at Quinta das Vistas Palace Gardens, a gourmet restaurant with a covered and an open terrace offers you the atmosphere of the mild Madeiran evening with an outstanding view over Funchal. Add to this the delightful creative dishes from Chef Magno and you have the perfect recipy for a memorable evening.

The dining room has been decorated in such a way as to protect the original elegant architecture of the past romantic Madeira. Open for lunch and dinner.

Further guests can enjoy dinner at Albatroz Piano Bar, sitting in the traditional manor house this bar serves the winter garden, lobby, veranda and terrace.

Pool-Bar – At the pool area creative and original snacks and drinks are served. It opens for light lunches in a relaxed atmosphere, enjoying a unique panoramic view over Funchal and its bay.

The Royal Tea or Coffee with fresh scones and various pastry can be served also on the veranda or terrace.

GETTING THERE
Madeira International Airport (airportcode = FNC) in Santa Cruz is the main gateway to the region and is used regularly by the main European airlines. It takes around 1hr 30 min to fly from Madeira to any of the Portuguese airports and a little over two hours to get to airports in the centre of Europe. Madeira Airport is the largest construction project ever undertaken on the island. It used to be called Funchal Airport. Its runway has been extended from 1,600 m to its present 2,781 min length. The new part of the runway is built partially over the sea and is very impressive.

The modern, spacious terminal building has a tourist office, a residential tourism booking office, a post office, car rental services, travel agencies, exchange bureaus, a restaurant, bars and shops. It also has two Netpoints for free wireless internet access.

The airport is about 16 km, a 15 minute ride, from Funchal.

Website Madeira Islands Tourism

BABYMOONING
Your dream babymoon vacation includes the following :

•2 nights accommodation in a Double Garden View room including breakfast
•One Spa Full Body Treatment PreNatal Pregnancy for her, 1 hour

After 4 months pregnancy :
Pregnancy places strong demands on a woman’s body and is a time for the body to be nurtured and pampered. This massage not only relieves the tensions and aches caused by the extra weight in the center of gravity to the body, but it reduces swelling, soothes the nervous system, acts as a tonic, reduces fatigue and enhances energy

•One manicure for her
•One Spa gift for her
•One Honey cake and 2 juice drinks upon arrival

This Babymoon Package is starting from 370,- euro for 2 persons for the 2 night stay including the above amenities.
For more details about this Babymoon, click here.

A Portuguese Babymoon

February 26, 2009 by Jennifer Levey  
Filed under Babymoon

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Situated in the cosmopolitan town of Cascais, The Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa represents excellence of design and the best of sophistication and comfort. Thanks to a strategically devised concept, the Atlantic Ocean can be contemplated from almost all of the Hotel’s bedrooms, restaurants, terraces and swimming pools.

The new and enchanting Spa offers guests various services, including a Thalasso circuit pool, an ice fountain, thermal baths and a vast list of body and facial treatments which impart truly unique sensations.

To the north of the Hotel, there are views of the stunning hills and castles of Sintra, that seem to have come straight out of a fairytale. And Lisbon is only minutes away.

Discover the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa, a unique Hotel, where you will awake to the sound of waves breaking on the shore. Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa is a member of the Leading Spas, a collection of the world’s most exquisite spas.
Enjoy your Pre-natal Massage in a luxurious and enchanting retreat which combines the effectiveness of sea water with the sensitivity of aromatherapy and the elegance of a Spa with state-of-the-art equipment.

While expecting your baby, find out the special package that the Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa has prepared for you, the Babymoon!
 

  • 2 Night accommodation in a Sea View room with a king size bed
  • Villa Itália gourmet breakfast served in Navegantes restaurant or in the room
  • 1 Bowl of season fruit with accompanied by VOSS water, in the room, at arrival
  • 1 Flower bouquet for the mother-to-be
  • 1 Pre-natal massage for the mother-to-be with an exclusive offer from our Spa,
    a Real Cranium Facial Massage to complete the experience
  • 1 Aromatherapy Real Massage for the father-to-be and access to our thalasso therapy pool
  • 1 surprise present for the mother-to-be
  • 1 À la carte gourmet dinner at Belvedere restaurant
  • Chocolate truffles in the room
    Package price based on 2 persons in a double room: 960 euro

Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & Spa is also the perfect destination for your first family vacation after your baby’s arrival. The Hotel features the Realito Kids’ Club with interactive games and a fun zone, special child’s menus, outdoor child’s swimming pool and special access and chairs for children.